Parson Nicholson

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Parson Nicholson
Parson Nicholson
Second Baseman
Born: April 14, 1863
Died: February 28, 1917 (aged 53)
Batted: Unknown Threw: Unknown
MLB debut
September 14, 1888
for the Detroit Wolverines
Final game
May 6, 1895
for the Washington Senators
Career statistics
Batting average     .262
Home runs     5
Runs batted in     86
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Thomas Clark "Parson" Nicholson (April 14, 1863 - February 28, 1917) was an infielder in Major League Baseball during the 19th century. He was born in and grew up in Blaine, Ohio. Known as "Deacon" to his friends,[1] he played for three different teams in three season parsed out over a seven year span.[2]

He played for the Toledo Mud Hens in 1889 and when moved with the team when they joined the American Association for the 1890 season. For that season, they were known as the Toledo Maumees. He played one more season with the Mud Hens, in 1892.[3]

After his baseball career he owned a successful shoe repair business, and was at one time Mayor of Bellaire, Ohio,[4] where he died at the age of 53. He is interred at the Rose Hill Cemetery in Bellaire.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Nicholson search result. baseballjersey.net. Retrieved on 2007-12-30.
  2. ^ a b Parson Nicholson's Statistics. retrosheet.org. Retrieved on 2007-12-30.
  3. ^ Toledo Mud Hens All-Time Roster. mudhens.com. Retrieved on 2007-12-30.
  4. ^ NICHOLSON-L Archives. archiver.rootsweb.com. Retrieved on 2007-12-30.

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